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fifteen

RELATED WORD :


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Definite Article, Noun
 : 
fif=teen
 : 
16 in 16 verses (in OT : 14 in 14 verses) (in NT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

fifteena. [OE. fiftene, AS. fīft, fīft. See Five, and Ten, and cf. Fifty.].
     Five and ten; one more than fourteen.  [1913 Webster]
fifteenn. 
  •  The sum of five and ten; fifteen units or objects.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fifteen, n. & adj.
--n.
1 one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; the product of three units and five units.
2 a symbol for this (15, xv, XV).
3 a size etc. denoted by fifteen.
4 a team of fifteen players, esp. in Rugby football.
5 (the Fifteen) hist. the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.
6 (15) Brit. (of films) classified as suitable for persons of 15 years and over.
--adj. that amount to fifteen.

Derivative
fifteenth adj. & n.
Etymology
OE fiftene (as FIVE, -TEEN)

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